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'QfepjXXN0- 17a SALT. LAKE CITY, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1912. 16 PAGES FIVE CENTS I
m STATES
MPifilNG FDR
SlHE STRUGGLE
ftyfces Being Mobilized in
KS-faria, Servia and Greece ,
iKyage War With Hordes
of the Sultan. !
La READY TO.
F UMPIRE THE GAME
y Britain Unwilling to
fike Definite Action and 1
the Attitude of France
i Not Made Known.
T. PETERSBURG, Sept. 30. Tho
k nobilization of the -armios of
n Bulgaria, Servia and Greece
i piobably Trill moan immediate
ij according to tlio belief in politi
fcTrtfeB bore. The nature of Tur
ft military activity in the last
iiijs is taken to mean that she
itli to make war. In that case,
iBiftaa coalition naturally lias
l&M lor in her endeavor to
lit by the rapid concentration of
if.
fU opinion is' held here that the
Sta of the Balkan states has re
M from the inability of the pow-
ii deal with the situation. The
irgations which the Russian for
lEuuitor, M. Sazonoff, has had in
Kb have been apparently bar-
pit's Proposal
lb understood Russia has taken
equate view of the crisis and'
upropo3ed the radical remedy of
6fjS into effoct article 23 of tho
&j of Berlin providing for intro
W?,ln tho European provinces" of
if oIa -statute gmng a' measure
llf-j(OTcrament under a provincial
mt general controlled by the
tab's proposal was communicated
Tofcej by 11. DeGiers, the embas
sy Anstro-Hungary. Great Brit
iorred herself willing to talk
in Macedonia without commit
t ifredf to anything definite,
fc'i answer is duo tomorrow and
; atUtado is expected to bo still
"iwuervative, being dictated main
ly considerations of finance.
lief the Powers,
e was expected of Great Britain
i for years sympathetic interest
iiiwordod the Macedonia cause,
'.principal task of the powers in
futilities actually break out,
lU to localize their scopo as ItaJy
fcitcd to localize hers.
immediate danger depends upon
Mpctslble action of Biunania, insti-
bj AuEtro-Hungary. It ia worth
fj that the king of Rumania to
fi named a field marshal of the
to army, an honor now held only
Nicholas of Montenegro.
Russia virtually devolves tho
? of keeping Austria and Ruma
fMtddo tho ropos. Confidence pre-
&tt the condition of tho Bus
J.JJnuments is now such that she
' "Me to fulfill her mission.
Ji ftlB belief the action of tho Bal
lJw doubtless is baaed. It is
eipeoted that Russia will neu
7&9 Black sea basin, thereby
i,jK tho Turks from carrying
! aing operations on tho BuJga
or from cutting ita comiuu
W4a Uh Russia by sea.
I. SURE UNLESS
U AT POWERS ACT
XK Sept 30. The Balkan diffl
"To developed with alarming ra
Point whero only a. sparlc ia
10 t the whole of southeastern
.Wiunb. Three of the Balkan
"J common consent have ordered
eouB mobilization of their
Ero making every preparation
hostilities,
f?? ble explantaions are offered,
that a coalition of tho Balkan
ta for thQ purpose of demand
"rkey, before she has tlmo to
Peace with Italy, tho grant of
.autonomy to tho Macedonian
"io second, that fearing Tur
etlc an Issue from hor dlfll-
nome and abroad, In wax,. they
w,nff themselves for a possible
iKtrtftf l,C(!mB to acPcnd on wheth
IBte, p0wers will be ablo to bring
ZjBuk ;,tt8uro to bar to prevent the
B-IUo i lllUes and preserve tho
3Hnti the na,kan. Today's de
Bfof ar fully to (rm tho
l(H Buk f,,Ublr' understanding ho-ft-Htoo
it Rcrvlai Greece and
'tlcd "gainst Turkey.
Lgttefl on Page Sixteen.)
BIGGEST WEEK IN THE HISTORY OF SALT LAKE CITY OPENS I
WITH IRRIGATION CONGRESS, ELECTRICAL PARADE AND FAIR I
BEAUTY, POMP
AND ilfll
FOR CONGRESS
Twentieth Annual Irrigation
Convention Begins Sessions
With More Than 10,000
in Attendance.
SINGING OF ODE BY
CHORUS IS FEATURE
Ceremonies Over, Practical,
Earnest-Minded Delegates
Begin Work After Ad
dress of President.
TWELVE thousand persons, a
thousand of them delogatos
from all America and foreign
countries, many of them men
of wide prominence, thronged the Mor
mon tabernacle yesterday morning for
the opening of tho twentieth National
Irrigation congress, come home to tho
place of its birth.
A programme happily commingling
tho great industrial significance of the
congress with the festive ceremonieB
planned by tho local host, including the
rendition of tho magnificent Irrigation
Odo, launched tho- organization into its
official deliberations of American wa
ter problems.
Important Work Ahead.
This will be the biggest week in
the history of Salt Lako City, in
point of interest, number of visitors
and quick succession yof events. Open
ing simultaneous!' with the National
Irrigation congress, tho great electrical
pageant and the big stnte fair, there
was none of the tons of thousands of
visitors but found yesterday fully oc
cupied, none who may not look for
ward to a week as busy und enjoyable
as he wishes to make it.
As suggested in the official speech
of President Francis G. Nowlands,
United States senator from Novnda,
and echoed in the preliminary discus
sions of the delegates, tho twentieth
Irrigation, congress will include Ln its I
deliberations tho most extensive plan
for control of America's water supply
in the broadest sense ever contem
plated by n public body. It is proba
blo that it will take a positive stand
in favor of a comprehensive national
policy for the regulation of waterways,
including the storing of flood waters
and making of them a power for good
rather than destruction.
Revision of land laws and home
stead acts to check the tremendous
drain of capital and citizenship now
resulting from the emigration move
ment to Canada, is another vital ques
tion to bo considered by the , congress.
Action on these and other jbsucb will
be taken at' later meetings.
Enter the Queen.
To the thrilling melody of the grand
march from "Aida," v played by the
augmented orchestra and. the great or
gan, Hor Majesty Lucile I, Quoen of
Irrigation and Empress of the Valleys,
attended with all tho pomp and pago
autry of her court, raountod to her
throno on the topmost tier of tho stand
and with full queenly grace gavo her
royal order for the opening of the con
gress a few minutes after 10 o'clock.
Hor majesty was attended by maids of
honor, one from each county of tho
state, visions of loveliness each of
them. Resplendent courtiers came be
fore and after, heralding tho arrival of
royalty with a fanfaro of trumpets and
loud ucclaim.
Beauty in Evidence.
Ifc was a pretty ceremony and for all
its mimicry a moat impreasivo one. The
flower of Utah's womanly beauty and
grace was represented by the winsome
mnids selected as attendants upon tho
quoen.
Welcoming speeches by Govomor
William Spry, Mayor Samuel C. Park
and Goorgo A. Snow, chairman of tho
Utah board of -tontrol, and a response
bv President Nowlands on behalf of
the congress, carriod the session beyond
the noon hov.r.
More InKplnnp than all -tho eloquence
of oratorv. more beautiful than the blos
soming card cub of tho doaert redcemod.
Governor William Spry Opening the Utah State Fair
whereof It flings, was the Od,e to Irriga
tion by the great chorus under tho di
rection of Its composer, J. J. McCIellan.
Twelve thousand persona within the
building and hundreds held perforce
without tho wide flung doors, thrilled to
sllenco, heard the magnificent composi
tion from Its dramatic beginning to its
tumultuouB, triumphant conclusion and
then wont wild in applauding. Thirty
mlnute3 were required for the rendition.
Army of Singers.
It wa3 the first time the ode, had ever
been given in its entirety, though for
several years it has been a feature of. the
Irrigation , congress. " More than "400
voices made up tho chorus, twice as many
as ever sang the song before. This, cou
pled with tho fact that Mr. McCIollon
had personal chargo of the undertaking,
produced an effect far outstripping pre
vious performances of tho piece.
The noble melody, vividly portraying Ita
noble theme, found a vehicle of expres
sion ln the great organ, tho augmented
orchestra and tromendouBly powerful
chorus that probably never will bo en
sembled for it again. It rose in splendid
waves of sound, thundering and rolling
under the vast domn of the building un
til the air was vibrant with a tumult of
harmony and the oar thrilled with tho
glory of It- Hero and there tho music
was low and soft and, sweet as it told
ln poetlo narrative of Uhe green iflelds
and running waters where once was th'tf
dosert. Then it sprang in leaps andi
bounds to ponderous,' gladsome grandeur
to tell tho dramatlo climaxes of the won
derful story. Then-again' it swept with
svrlft, riotous movement,, like a desert
wind, as though to Blng of tho fierce
struggles of m'on'to'hbld dominion over
arid wastes.
Soloists Excellent. ' .
Tho singing of Mrs. Hazel Taylor Peory
in the Boprano solo .parts rnn5 through
tho great moss, of melody .liko a bright
silver thread, her clear, high tones pene
trating the farthercstipoint of the build
ing with a sweet "Insistence, John T.
Hand in tho tenor solos was also ex
cellent. '
As the beautiful music died away with
haunting echoes the audiehoo toho to
Ub foot andapplaudedJfor many mlnutctn
Half . n. . dozen visiting delegates moved
simultaneously that the National Irriga
tion congress give, a hearty vote of thanks
to Mr. McCIellan for-havlng composed the
music, to Mrs. Gllburt McClurg, who
wroto tho wordH of thn ode. and to the
cntiro chorus, the soloists and the or
ganist, Edwin P. Kimball, for ono of the
most magnificent renditions of a musical
number it had ever been their lot to
enjoy. Needless to say tho whole was
adopted enthusiastically.
As early as 0 o'clock In tho morning the
Ubomaclo began to fill with expectant
crowds, At 10 o'clock tho building was
packed to the uttermost tier and when
tho programme began fifteen minutes lat
er hundreds of persons were struggling
to got poHltlons of advantage near the
various ontrances.
Decorations Appeal.
The big Btructuro, was impressively
adorned for the occasion. American
flagH and bunting covered the rail
ings of tho gallery and extended
about the building wherover oppor
tunity for decoration was preKonted.
Two monster flags draped the organ and
above It the star of Utah blazed forth its
incandescent welcome. Within the star
tho beehive, emblem of the state, blinked
its striking mimicry of busy bees.
Upon the stand were seated many not
able men including tho national officers
of the congress, membnrs of the Utah
board of control. Senators Keed Sinoot,
George Sutherland and Francis CI. Ncw
land.w, a number of foreign envoys. Gov
ernor Spry. Mayor Park and local men
of prominence.
The programme began with a selection
tyrom "Carmen" by the organ and the or
chestra. This was followud by the "Star
Spnngle'd Banner," with the audienco
Joining in. Then tho volco of Douglas
White boomed forth, announcing the aP
proacb of the Queen of Irrigation. Pres
ently ''she came, resplendent ln royal
robes and with a sure enough orown upon
her head. In real life the" queen is Miss
Lucllo Francke, but now she was a regal
ruler, her power absolute. Tho audlonce
aroso and saluted as the royal procession
moved to tho throne, The quoon was
presented and tho powers of the con
gress placed in her harods. Bho wiolded
them with Imperious graclousncss, bid
ding the twentieth National Irrigation
congress ln appropriate words to begin
ita deliberations. She said in part:
j It a wlthcartfeJt,"r.oaauV. that)
we have brought our court Into thlji
broad and beauteous valley, where
first the Anglo-Saxon branch of our
realm was established sixty-five years
ago and In the same spot where our
mighty congress had its birth two de
cades since.
It is with Joy and pleasure that we
gaze upon the fruitful fields scattered
over these bountiful valleys and we
are prepared to listen to the story
of how the conquering hosts of ray
armies of husbandry aro each year
extending the confines of my realms.
Eloquent Tribute.
To you before me who arc workers
, In tliiB great field of endeavor, who ,
are driving back the desolation of
the desert; to you who with -your
brains; and hands have transformed .
'these waste spaces into smiling gar- J
'dens wo give.doep comfort and en-
" couragotnent. t
With much confidence In our offtr .
clas and in , the sound 'Judgment of
our delcgatos here assembled It Is
now our will that you do proceed '
with the business of the congress 'and ,
we do delegate our trusted executive,
Major Hlchard W. Young, that he 'do
now proceed to open this congress in
accordance with Its by-laws made and
prescribed.
Whereupon Major, Young did as direct
ed and declared the congress In session.'.
.Replying to f tho. proclamation of the
queen, Major Young lent ,the necessary
touch of humor to the pompous occasion.
"It was quite unnecessary that you
proclaim yoursolf n queen," he said, "i
knew It and every man knew it beyond
a doubt, the moment we laid oyeson youi
But for the moment I wa3 in doubt as
to what particular queen you might be.
Tho queen of clubs scarcely that, and
yet, club like, the startling radlanco of
your appearance reduced us all to speech
lessness; the queen of diamonds; yeB, .for
the empire of Irrigation is rich beyond
Golconda or the Rand; the queen of
spades ah, yes! the queen of spades and
hoes and plows; the queen of hearts, yes
surely, undeniably that. So Your Majesty,
you have concentrated within your charm
ing personality what Is called let's sec.
Dr. Goshen, what Is that called Oh, yes,
thank you, a fourflush."
With this and other sprlnghtly say
ings. Major Young paved the way for
tho business of the congress and con
cluded by Introducing Goorgo A. Snow,
chairman of the Utah board of control,
whom ho eulogized Is glowing terms.
Eulogy for Snow.
"To ine falls the honorable, but wholly
superfluous pleasure of Introducing to
the Twentieth Irdrlgatlon congress, one
of the most widely known men of the
west," he declared. "Ono of our truly
big men, big In body, big in mind, big
In conception and big In achievement."
To Chairman Snow Major Young gave
credit for whatever success might at
tend the congress, ho having had charge
of plans.
Chairman Snow responded briefly and
to tho point. In pari he said:
Here ln these beautiful valleys, un
der the shado of these lefty moun
tains have boon gathered the inspir
ation and the energy that have made
of this country what It Is today.) It
won In this city twonty-ono years eo
that the work of thlB congress was
(Continued on Page TwoJ.
ELECTRICAL PAGEANT IS
ENJOYED BY THOUSANDS
Scene Is-by Far the Most Brilliant Ever Witnessed
in This Gity; Many Magnificent
Floats in Line.
. . - j .4 -w- -.yr
a. ? 'A . i i
NEVER before in Salt JLake's history,
has there been presented a more
brilliant scene than that which
marked last night's grand .parade
and electrical pageant of the Na
tional Irrigation congress. Novor
before In the city's history wero bo many
thousands of peoplo congregated to wit
ness a similar celebration. The pageant
itself was gorgeous. The story of irri
gation waa realistically depicted. Tho
Industries resulting from Irrigation wero
splendidly unfolded to 'lew.
The city's streets and buildings were
a mass of colors, and long before tho
great column began Its victorious march,
every point of vantage was occupied by
spectators. Tho throngs that lined the
streets stretched ln a thick black mass
over tho entire course of the parade;
The windows - of every building t were,
biack dots of 'humanity, and the top3 of,
the lower structures were lined with'
spectators. Boys climbed poles, 'awnings'
arid ' balconies, Tho street cars stopped'
running, but their,-tops wore converted"
Into revlow platforms by the populace."
The festival and, pageant, spirit' domi
nated all and carried all before It.
Feverish With. Expectancy.
When the great, long column started, its'
march at EaglecGate arid South Temple
street, swinging up State street to North
Temple and westward Into the head of.
Main street, facing ' south, tho mass of
people became feverish with expectancy
and surged from the sides of the strcot
to the middle. It looked at first as
though tho crowds would become un
manageable, but policemen were on every
hand and rcmarkablo order was pre
served, Theirestleso throngs wero forced
back to the curbs, and ropes kept them
back at principal intersections. To the
police department Is duo unstinted praise
for the commendable manner In which
the thousands of spectator were han
dled, i There were no accldonts.
Ah the different dlvIslonB of the pa
geant passed down Main stFeet, each new
float, display or company of men was
received with loud acclaim. A feature
worthy1 of especial mention was the fact
that the spectators evidenced by applause
their appreciation of thu different parade
units. The awards of prizes will ba an
nounced Thursday by Judges to be se
lected by Doughis White, chairman of
the parade and floats committee.
Interesting Statistics.
To properly describe the various fea
tures of the pageant would be a difficult
task. Thero wore moro than 300,000 va
rieties of decortaions used In the entire
column, and over five tons of real fruit,
vegetables and various products and ex
hibits. The electrical wiring used was
moro than G000 feet In length. All scenes
were hand painted, every flower used
was either grown or made here and more
than 200 pounds of nails wero used to
fix various articles ln place. Tho floats
and pageant features were prepared ln
two weeks by Minor & Young, designers
and decorators. The workmen averaged
eighteen houru day and all records wero
broken in pageant preparation. The cost
of the entire parade and pageant Is es
timated at moro than 520,000, and about
4000 pursona particlptaed in the great
march.
The parado took up Its march Bhortly,
after 7:30 o'clock. Chairman Douglas
White, in an' automobile, went Dion: h
,
line of march to warn the crowds that
they would have to keep to tho curbs.
Mounted Policemen R. C. Willie, D. R.
Crosby, Henry Crowthor, David Collon
and J. A. Conyers followed, driving back
the throngs. Next came a platoon of
policemen under command of First Ser
geant Emll Johnson, and Sergeant Thom
as Simpson, tho other officers being H. C.
Scranz, J. E. Emery, William Hilton, L.
F.'- Wire, Leon Mayhue, Henry Bctz, E.
Lesser, D. B. Keddlngton, A. S. Thomp
son, S. T. Smith and F. P. Drlggs.
Following in an automobile came Chief
of Police B. F. Grant, Inspoctor Carl
A. Carlson, Captain John Hemplo and
Captain John J. Roberts.
In Two Departments.
Tho great parade and pageant was
proporly divided into' two great depart
ments military and Industrial. Grand
Marshal W. G. Williams was in com
mand, with aldcB and assistants as fol
lows: First division Dr. W. F. Boor, com
manding; C. . H. Cutting, aide, assist
ing. Second, d!v6lon Colonel H. M.1 H. Lund,
commanding; Clarence Bamberger and
Ben R. Harries, aides, assisting.
Third division Arthur J. Davis, com
manding; 'Louis Yanner and Lieutenant
Elmer Johnson, aides; assisting.
Fourth division Chief W. H. Bywater,
commanding.
Fifth division B. F. Redman, com
manding. Sixth division Captain W. JI. Gregory,
commanding. '
. Seventh division W. D. . RIshol, com-
...... I... ..Q.
Eighth division Lieutenant A. K.
Thomas, commanding.
Additional aides to grand - marshal
Lieutenant W. E. "Persons, Lieutenant F
G, Gundry, Captain Douglas White, Cap
tain E. L. Bourno and J. H. Slegol.
The military sectlon of the parado was
found ln the first division, which made
an excellent showing, and In the first
part of the second division. Tho rest of
the parade was industrial, with the history
of Irrigation as tho feature, depicted ln
floats.
Grand Marshal Williams and his aides
led the first division, preceding the Twen
tieth United States regiment from Fort
Douglas, Colonel J. A. Irons, commanding.
Following came Governor William Spry
and staff, President Francis O. Nowlands
of the National Irrigation congress, and
associate officers. Mayor Samuel C. Park,
with city and county officials, all ln car
riages. The Fife and Drum corps and tho
Utah battery of tho state mllltla, under
Captain William C, Webb, completed the
first division.
Queen of Irrigation.
In the second division were the high
school cadets, tho queen of irrigation and
hor maids of honor in a grwit electrical
chariot, tho Native Sohh of Utah, an al
legorical float of the state of Utah and
floats depicting tho unbroken desert, birth
of Anglo-Saxon irrigation In Utah, de
velopment of Irrigation and Ita fruits; also
a historical float on tho birth of irrigation
in North America at San Diego. Aside
from tho floats, which wore features sep
arately, the Native Sons, dreoscd In the
rough garb of early pioneering, made an
excellent appearance. 4
By far tho leading mature of the third
(Continued on Page Saves.)
BIG EXPOSITION I
IS GREATEST IN I
UTISpRf I
People of the State Even Are
Astonished at Showing
Made by the Fair
Association.
LIST OF EXHIBITS H
SHOWS INCREASE I
First-Day Crowd Is Record
Breaker; Governor Spry
Delivers Happy Open
ing Address.
SURPASSING, in its every de
partmcnt, any exposition in tbo IH
history of Utah, the thirty
" fourth annual stato fair was
opened yesterday. Remarkably com
plete, the displays were seen by more
than 5000 persons, which is a record
attendance for opening day,
Every clement and factor combined
to make the opening auspicious. The jH
skies were fair, the sun was bright
the weather was ideal. Visitors began )H
to arriyo early, j Indeed! t atltip . o.'clock.
there was a throng of no small propor
tions within the gates; When the 'fair
got into full swing in tho afternoon jH
tho pay stiles snng a morry song with jH
tli oh continuous clicking. IH
Govornor William Spry delivered an
address. Tho governor spolce words of )H
highest praise for tho men and women IH
who have worked so hard and faith
fully to bring the annual state fair up
to its present high standard. Also tho
governor expressed the hope that one
day tho state of Utah might find itself
able to invito the people without
charge. The govomor declared that IH
the fair was an education. He com
pared it with tho school system of tho jH
state, and said the exposition imparted IH
knowledge of the highest valuo, just IH
as did tho schools. jH
Tho fact that struck the visitor upon IH
entering the gates yostorday was the
completeness of the hundreds of ex
hibits. Novor before has the first day jH
seen the displays so nearly completed
as they were yesterday. As a matter IH
of fact, tho fair can bo said to have
been in finished form whoa the after
noon crowds arrived. '
Increase of Exhibits.
Superintendent? of various divisions
report increases in exhibits in thoir de- 1
partments, in some cases running as
high as 75 per cent, and in no instance
below 25 per cent. This is especially
true of the manufacturers' division. No i
better evidence of Utah's xemarkablo
striaes lorwara is to be found than jJH
that which is to bo offered by the splon- j
did displays in tho manufacturers1' ' jH
building. H
Ono who has not kept mental rcc- )
xrd of what Utah has been doing in I
the way of increasing its manufactur- ' )
ing establishments and developing new )
fields of industrial endeavor is fairly
astounded by tho sights that greet him I H
in the manufacturers' division. As to jH
arrangemont, it is to be said that there
does not appear to bo room for iin-
provement. The booths of uniform jH
design, Bpotless in their whito decora H
tions, are the last word in effective
Tho distinctive feature that charac- ) IH
teri7.es tho fair of 1912 is tho exhibit H
of irrigated land products. This ex- IH
hibit- is a marvelous exposition of what IH
wator touching soil has accomplished ! IH
in this stato. There is a vast colloc- fH
tion of grains, fruits and vegetables
a collection almost boyond belief. H
Irrigation Exhibit
Tho irrigation exhibit so-called is 'jH
tho most nmbrtious singlo undertaking j H
in the hiBtory of Utah fairs. Tho 1 H
expense of its arrangement was borne
by the National Irrigation congress H
an expenso, by tho way, which called I H
for $2800 of the congress' money. It ' H
is a unit exhibit that is. every county H
in tho state has thero on display tho H
best samples of its land products.
Whilo tho displays aro groupedAogeth. .H
or in ono subdivision, they inTeality J
(Continued on Pago Tfcres). H